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Canaro, Andorra

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About Canaro

Village 2,020 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 2,020 m and its top at 2,560 m. It has 27 km of runs and 24 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 844 m, from 2,560 m to 1,716 m. For beginners and families: 71% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 1 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: an ice rink and a ski school. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.8 m at the top (2,560 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Canillo.

The ski area

Runs from 1,716 m to 2,560 m: 844 m of vertical. 27 km of runs and 24 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Canaro.

Runs
Beginner (green)5.3 km
Easy (blue)14 km
Intermediate (red)5.0 km
Advanced (black)0.6 km
Not graded2.1 km
Lifts
Chairlifts1
Drag lifts16
Magic carpets7

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

71% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

  • an ice rink: Palau de Gel d'Andorra, 3.5 km
  • a ski school: El Floquet El Tarter, 1.3 km

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From Chicago: about 17 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), direct. About 12 flights a week that month.

    See flights ORD → BCN · Skyscanner from about £430 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 40 from the airport to Canaro.

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  3. Accommodation.

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

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Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Canaro on Google Maps · Directions

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Wed 21Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m0°C
Thu 22Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°C
Fri 23Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°C
Sat 24Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°C
Sun 25Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m4°C
Mon 26Oct00 cm–mid –base –––

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase2,020 mMid2,290 mTop2,560 mColdestat the top
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-5°C
Dec0.1 m0.3 m0.3 m-6°C
Jan0.4 m0.5 m0.5 m-8°C
Feb0.6 m0.8 m0.8 m-6°C
Mar0.4 m0.6 m0.6 m-6°C
Apr0.1 m0.4 m0.4 m-2°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 40 by road. About 17h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to BCN, then 3h 40 by road. About 17h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,280–£2,245 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BCN, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bag£430–£895
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£135–£220
Food7 days eating out£155–£290
Lift pass5 days£325–£435
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£130–£220
Total£1,280–£2,245

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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